Day In Pictures - December 28, 2012

December 28, 2012 - Shantoria Bledsoe, 6, holds a candle for her cousin, Alfreddie Gipson, during a vigil held at Brinkley Heights Baptist Church in his honor. Gipson, 10, died from an accidental gunshot wound last week. (Nikki Boertman/The Commercial Appeal)

December 28, 2012 - Tranell Gipson, center (in hat), is hugged by friends and family following a during a candlelight vigil held at Brinkley Heights Baptist Church for her son Alfreddie Gipson, 10, who died from an accidental gunshot wound last week. (Nikki Boertman/The Commercial Appeal)

Dec 28, 2012 - Michael Parker hangs one of dozens of American flags around the top of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium as crews prepare the stadium for the 54th AutoZone Liberty Bowl between the Iowa State Cyclones and the University of Tulsa Hurricanes on New Year's Eve. (Brandon Dill/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

December 28, 2012 - (left to right) Katherine Mistilis and Jennifer Krutchen shop the final sales at Gift and Art, a popular gift store on Poplar, which is closing its doors. (Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal)

A Bangladeshi boatman prepares a boat on a cold and foggy winter morning on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. A severe cold wave coupled with dense fog caused by northern winds has swept over the region, disrupting normal life and hindering traffic, according to local reports. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Indian passengers wait for the arrival of a train during a cold and foggy morning in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. North India continues to face extreme weather conditions with dense fog affecting flights and trains and cold wave conditions claiming more than 50 lives, according to local reports. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Stocks were heading lower Friday, for a fifth day, on concern that Washington lawmakers will fail to reach a budget deal before a year-end deadline. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Athletes ski with their coaches at the training of the Tour de Ski competition in Oberhof, central Germany, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The first race of the cross country tour is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

A Newar community girl dressed as a deity watches as she participates in a parade marking Yomari Puni festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. Yomari Puni is a festival observed annually by the Newari community on a full moon day where Yomari, a confection of rice flour, is prepared and eaten. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)